Sydney songwriter Lisa Caruso has today released her debut EP Take A Walk and will mark the occasion with a release show at Ginger’s on Oxford St, Darlinghurst this Sunday (Oct 26th) evening. Joining her will be Andy Golledge and Katie Whyte. Caruso has also recently released the video clip for the track ‘I Will Be’ … Continue reading
Emma Swift continues to build on the critical success of her self-titled mini album with a new live performance clip for the song ‘Woodland Street’. It possesses the same magical sway and swoon of the recorded version but with more intimacy and poignant grace in this rendition with Swift’s regular collaborator Chris Pickering. Swift has a bunch … Continue reading
As the incredible list of Americana acts visiting our shores continues (courtesy of Love Police and Out On The Weekend), last night saw contrasting shades of alt-country serenade the Newtown Social Club and a room full of music and media who’s who of the Sydney Americana scene (Emma Swift, Jep & Dep, Fanny Lumsden, Bernard … Continue reading
Willy Vlautin is best known as frontman for alt-country band Richmond Fontaine and as an increasingly renowned fiction author. Now he’s added The Delines to his CV, a band where he takes a background role as songwriter and player with the immediate spotlight falling on singer Amy Boone (Damnations) who possesses a devastating ache and … Continue reading
The Deslondes are a New Orleans five-piece country-soul/honky-tonk band that have been getting about the US supporting Old Crow Medicine Show of late. As soon as they are done with that they’ll be heading back to the Nashville studio to finish their debut LP which will be coming out on New West Records early in 2015. … Continue reading
Pauline Andrès is set to release her debut LP All Them Ghosts on October 14th and we’ve been lucky enough to have a sneak preview of the album that takes in influences such as PJ Harvey, Mazzy Star, Lucinda Williams and mixes them up in a shimmering, haunted gothic Americana sound. These are songs about … Continue reading
Nashville-based Lera Lynn has a new album just out called The Avenues which blends her slow-burn shimmering country music with some soulful pop shades. Here’s a clip for the opening track ‘Out To Sea’. Continue reading
Lucinda Williams has a new 2CD/3LP album called Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone coming out on Ocotober 3rd. We’been listening to it this week and it’s a superb album, her best in years in our opinion. She hits all the right Williams’ moods and styles, a swampy, often Dylan-esque vibe and some incredible players including … Continue reading
Emma Swift has been receiving widespread acclaim from both mainstream press and the Americana community for her debut solo release, a self-titled mini-album. We absolutely love it and described it in our review as: Swift has created a dreamy intoxicated world where the heavy-lidded noir crawl of bands like Mazzy Star and Spain co-exist with … Continue reading
Emma Swift’s voyage as a songwriter has seen her progressively sink deeper and deeper into the soulful well of country music. As a broadcaster she has long championed Americana music in its many forms, soaking up its heart and nuances, traditions and spirit and as one half of duo 49 Goodbyes she showed her ambition … Continue reading
My new discovery of the day is Mary Roth aka HT Heartache who has just released her new album Sundowner. This is what I terms country soul, laden with melancholic waltzes, hazy shimmering guitars and reverb-laden shuffling drums as the backdrop for Roth’s late night sultry voice. Check out the clip for the single ‘Cowboy Poetry’ … Continue reading
Mood and atmosphere are key factors in the creation of immersive and transportive music and Jo Meares’ new album is richly imbued with them. Eerie forlorn harmonica, delicate and heart-wrenching piano notes, slow shuffling drums and exquisite guitar courtesy of Jeff Lang are the backdrop to Meares’ tales of love, pain and emotional turbulence, rendered … Continue reading
Tami Neilson has long established herself as one of the finest local progenitors of Americana music since relocating from her native Canada to New Zealand. She’s scored numerous awards and critical praise and Dynamite! continues her magical run with her finest collection of songs to date, both in their spirited performance and superb songwriting. Clocking … Continue reading
Davey Craddock (WA) first came to our attention on 2012 with his Going Home EP that included the excellent single Keep On Waiting. Now he has two new songs that herald a detour into grander dynamics and some great organ playing in the vein of The Band. 100 Days and There Will Be Light both showcase … Continue reading
New Zealander Greg Fleming has recently completed recording his new album Forget The Past, which follows the excellent Edge of the City (2012), and now he’s looking for some support to press 300 copies of it on CD to accompany its digital release. Head over to his PledgeMe page and for as little as $5 … Continue reading
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